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HCONRES 53 112th Congress House International Affairs Africa Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Libya Middle East Military operations and strategy War and emergency powers

Declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.

Introduced: June 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 24, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that, as it pertains to the continuing armed engagement of the U.S. Armed Forces against the government of Libya, the President has exceeded the statutory time limits in the War Powers Resolution and is therefore in violation of the law.

Calls on the President to seek a formal authorization from Congress to continue the mission in Libya and cease armed engagement against the government of Libya until further action is authorized by Congress.

What's happening now May 24, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jun 1, 2011
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jun 1, 2011
Graves, Tom
· Jun 1, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 1, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 1, 2011
Pearce, Stevan
· Jun 1, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 53: Declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-53/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 53: Declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-53/.
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H. Con. Res. 53, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-53/.
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[H. Con. Res. 53: Declaring that the President has exceeded his authority under the War Powers Resolution as it pertains to the ongoing military engagement in Libya.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-53/)
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